Two stroke cycle engine with compression control valve means



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Two STROKE CYCLE ENGINE 'WITH coMPREssIoNON'rkog VALVEMEANS 1 Filed Maren 12, 1954 TIL IIIL t l 1480146519 Two STROKE :CYCLE ENGINE wl'rHcoM PRESSION coN'rnonvALvE f Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee,` Wisga corpora" tiorrofrwisconsin` y ApplicyationMarcii12,1954;segi'NqilusJz My invention resides inthe eld of internal,cornliusti n` engines andrnorespecifically relatesrto'a `gas rfilelfengine` adaptedprimarily for power `generat`ion;`,howevefr, :it has other useslvMore specifically, "xriy invention faks'- thfci l type. of engine, of. the multi-cylinder type daptedlto opr'` erate asa gas Aen'gineiwith sparkyignitioii. f *Whlenlused'` primarily Yas a developer of power, tlie'engiiiev issuppliedy with gas from fa relatively constant `pressure source,lihutik i atl the same time,` the-engine may)` headaptedftop crate,y i i as either'a diesel engine orya ,dualfuel'rengininth event of afailure ori a substantialredulctiinil.ltl` as i Y Y a gas` valiv structure pressure.

Accordingly; beefghi primary epjeetsefjny i tion is an engnethat isconstructed tolre or bui-n" evenlyl and operate smoothlyfatl'all-loads carried b tl1`ee`ng-ii1e,

operating asa gaszengine sparkignitioiiw Another t object .lof my v ntion` is' an eng parti'cularlyY as aY stationary installation for power ldevell opment and constructed to operate slmoothlyatfallloadfs onthe engineregardless of fthe particulargaslfuelusled l,Another Yohject;. of my invention isa Vradial `"engine, "of the .abovertype constructed and arrangedlto, provide the i propenair to -fuel ratio for all loads `ou `the engine' engine ofv the above type `fwi'th a `scaveng`ing valveiin' the" cylinder head of each cylinder withavalve opk Figure 1 is a side view of myyen 'ne `asV apower l e? veloping installation, with omitted; r f

Figure 2 1s aside view of; one of the cylinder taken along the line 2-2 ofFgurelj Figure 3` is a sectional view-takenalong;lof` y Figure2 showing the valve,rriechanisrn inthecylinde1; il

head;

actuating mechanism; :and f Figures S and 6 arelayouts `of the plungers 1 actuatingmechanismz i @Figure 1, I havegshown.;jsidlwbfla radial fengmey indicatedggenerally x at 10.1 LA- generally f malware@ `Figure 4 is a diagrammatic? viewlshowingthe andcylinder ead with lthe valves and theirltimingqand i Auprightldrivc': shaft 12 `extend/s yfrom `thea-top `of the engine;

to a gearing mechanism, indicated generally at14, on the` y basement level 15; Any. suitable Ahousing and base structernal mechanism rof the engine.

ture y16 is provided surroundingrand supportingthe in--f' i plurality-of scavenging `valvel `ll7`,`f=fuel L', pumps 18, and gas valve pumps 20 are positioned inirin'gsj i "A around thetop of the engineifAlliofsthe'se"pumps actuated by appropriate-camy surface's'xfodthei ,canifshaftsim i Cylinders 22 are" disposedx circumferentiallyaaround l the engine. projecting radially inwardly i and connectedl totheu;

hydraulic lluid to a suitable reservoir or to the sump of the engine Vlubricating system or the like.

The scavenging valve actuating pump has a pump chamber 82. with a reciprocating plunger.Y Structure 8,4 in

it. The lower end of'the plunger structure carries aV roller follower 86V which rides on a cam 88 ont the engine cam shaft 90. The pump chamber 82 communicates, with a source 92 of hydraulic uidthrough a channel 94 so thatthe` plunger will open and close the channel andktrap hydraulic fluid inthe upper part of the chamber and force it ,into the chamber 70 behind the piston element 68.

The plunger 84 has a helix groove 95jwith a helix edge 96, the groove communicating 'with a longitudinal passage 98 through a radial passage or hole 100. By up-r ward movement of the plunger, the channel 94 will be closed by the upper edge or leading helix 102A on the plunger anda quantity o fn oil will be trapped between vthe plunger and the piston element 68. Continuing upward movement of the plunger 84 forces the valve 64 open until the pressure is relieved through the passages 98 and 100 in the plunger when the helix edge 96 passes the channel 94. When the fluid pressure is relieved, the spring 66 closes the scavenging valve.

The gas valve 58 has a similar actuating structure and includes a return spring, not shown, a piston element 104, an opening 106 communicating with a plunger chamber 108 and with its actuating structure 110 through a suitable pipe 112, an overflow opening 113 removing excess fluid by a tube 114andrdetermining the maximum amount that the valve 58 will open.

The gas valve actuating structure 110` has a chamber 116 connected to the source of fluid through a pipe 118 and a channel k120. A plunger structure 122 reciprocates in the chamber and carries a follower 124 engaging a suitable cam 126 on the camshaft 90. The Vsurface of the pump is provided with a leading` helix 128 and a trailing helix 130 which combine together to control the channel 120. The trailing helix 130 is formed by a helix groove 131 and communicates with the chamber` 118 through a longitudinal passage 132 in the plunger and radial hole 134.

'As the plunger 122 reciprocates it will trap and discharge fluid to the chamber 108 behind the valve structure. The point of opening and closing of the valve will be determined by the position of the leading and trailing helix relative to the channel 120.

The plunger 84 for the scavenging valve and the plunger 122 for the gas valve each carry pinions 136 and 138 which mesh with a rack 140 connected to and controlled by the governor.

I Of course the showing and disposition of the elements 1s only diagrammatic and, in fact, the gas and scavenging valves could be reversed in position, if desired.

In Figure 5 I have shown a development ofthe surface of the gas valve plunger with its leading and trailing helixes and in Figure 6, I have shown a similar development of the scavenging valve plunger surface. The leading edge 102 on the scavenging valve plunger closes the channel 94 at a constant time, regardless of the position of the plunger. Consequently, the scavenging valve will But the` open at a constant time in the engine cycle. trailing helix 96fon the scavenging valve plunger will vary the time that the iluid pressure is relieved and the closing timeof the scavenging valve will vary depending upon the angular position of the plunger. The scavenging valve is therefore adapted to open after the exhaust ports 52 are uncovered by the piston, but the time of closing of the scavenging valve will depend upon the load on the engine, because the angular position of its plunger is controlled by the governor through the rack 140 and pinion 136.

Asshown in Figure 4, the scavenging valve will close during the compression stroke of the pistonv at variable times depending upon the load. At full load the valve closes at approximately the same time that the ports 52 are covered by the piston, while at no load or at light loads, the piston will move a substantial distance up in the cylinder before the scavenging valve 64 closes, and a substantial quantity of the scavenging air in the cylinder will be ejected to the duct 60.

The gas valve 5S, on the other hand, is adapted to open at a variable time as shown by the developed surface in Figure 5. The leading helix 128 and trailing helix 130 vary both the time of closingand opening of the gas valve 5S and therefore the effective stroke of the plunger will vary. Thus the length of time thatrthe gasvalve is open will vary and consequently the quantity of gas that is admitted in the cylinder will vary, depending upon the load, because the angular position of the plunger 122 is controlled by the governor through the rack 140 and pinion 138. At light loads the gas valve opens late in the cycle,ybecause the channel `is opposed by the low end of the leading helix 128, and the gas valve will close early, because the channel 120 is also opposed by the high end of the trailing helix 130. At the heavier loads the plunger 122 is rotated by the` governor so that the high end of the leading helix 128 and the low end of the trailing helix oppose the channel 120, and the gas valve will be opened early and closed late. Thus the effective stroke and the time that the gas valve is open depend directly on the load and if the load is heavy, the gas valve will remain openlonger and' more gas will be supplied, while at the light load, the reverse is true.

It should be noted that the helixed surfaces on the two pumpsare constructed and arranged so that the gas valve will not open prior to closing ofthe scavenging valve 64. When the high end of the trailing helix 96 closes the scavenging valve early, the high end of the leading helix 128 opens the gas valve early. But when the low end of the trailing helix 96 closes the scavenging valve late,

the ylow end ofthe leading helix 128 opens the gas valve late. Thus, `during the compression stroke of the piston, gas is not wasted because the gas valve is never effectively open while the scavenging valve is open. The closingY time of the scavenging valve might slightly overlap the opening time of the gas valve, but the inertia of the air and gas will prevent any gas loss.

The use, operation and function of my invention are as follows:

The invention is shown as appliedto a radial two-cycle engine. Cool scavenging air is supplied by the blower and intercooler shown in Figure 1 to the cylinders through the inlet ports 50 and exhaust gases are conveyed fromthe cylinders through the ports 52,:to the exhaust manifold34.

The engine is adapted to operate primarily as a gas engine in which all of the fuelis gas supplied through the gas valve 58 with spark ignition by the plugs 42 shown in Figures 2 and 3. When gas fuel, is not available or has temporarily failed, the engine may be adapted to operate as a diesel engine with fuel being supplied through the diesel fuel injector 46 in Figure 2. The engine may b e also adapted to operate as, a dualA fuel engine with part of the fuel being diesel fuel supplied by the diesel injector 46 and part being gas fuel supplied through the gas valve 58 in Figure 4. ,Y v

During gas ,operation with spark ignition, the timingjof the gas and scavenging valyes is such that varying quantities of gas are admitted to thev cylinder in direct relation to the load, and the scavenging kvalve closes during.l the compression stroke of the piston to entrap quantities of compressed cool air that vary in direct relation to.V the load. The helixed surfaces- Offthel gas and scavenging.`

valve plungers are such that the; scavenging valve always closes before the gas valve opens to admit gas to the cylinder. Y

I have found that the Vtiming of the scavenging valve' ume entrapped from approximately `5/s 1or` 3A load down to no load. I have found that the engine will start mis.-

- seated tiring at the lighter loads if this valve timing is not used,

even though the inletair is-` throttled `and variations `of spark advance are used. For dieseland dual fuel operation this may not be true.

My invention can be used on lowcompression spark rignition engines, as they also miss `at lighter loads,`a1- though possibly to a lesser degree. Missing in allengines l of this type is occasioned by lack of proper air-fuel ratio With a spark plug. As the engine isconstrueted primarily for electric power development, any 'uneven operation at` the lighter loads would be very detrimental. Thus,by the variable time of closingof thes'cavenging valve.- 64

to vary the volume of air entrappedin the cylinderJ regu;l 1

late the air-fuel ratio and kcorrectlyI1 maintainit `atl the lighter loads and at all partialloads generally: Cylinder throttling can be maintained only down to atmospheric,

p. and,` including `laf]scavengingp blower ,if

pressure, because the exhaust valves are in :communica-` tion with the atmosphere and when this lpoint is reached,`

the engine will start to misiire, becausecontrol of `the air-` fuel ratio has been lost. K valve 64, I control the amount of entrapped air,g so that the .air-fuel ratio in the cylinders is heldcorrect andat the samev time scavenging strength is maintained. This effects better fuel economy with a `minimum of'misliring.

The same may be true when theiengine is operating solely as a diesel engine without spark ignition or as a dual fuel engine, and thetiming of the scavenging valve is" injector 46 is supplied with fuell impulses from Couven?"` A tional fuel pumps 18 controlled from the governor through .1 a rack mechanism in a manner similar to thek pumps `76 1 By the `use ofthe scavengingk and 110. Gas fuel is not being supplied andthe gas valve actuating pump 110 can either be disconnected Aor through the connection 54. 1

The time of injection' of the diesel, fuel by theinjector 40` it can be idly operating, because no `gas is being supplied 1` y control valveso thatgasfwillin'otrbe rejected throughthe` l compression` ycontrolvalveandyatlthe same time, 1a1qua`nf` 1` tity of air will`be1 entrapped`which,j,whenmixedifwithfthe j 1' 46 is approximately at or laround top fdead center, and

the scavenging valve.64 will open at1a constant time.

During dual fuel operation, thegas valve willopen to admit Whatever gas is available and the deficiency willbe made up by the'dieselrfuelinjector. 1'Ihescavenging valve opens in the same manner as set forth hereinabove, so that quantities of compressed cool air that vary in direct relation to the load will be entrapped in the cylinder; l1The timing of the valve issuch that it alvvays closes before the gas valve opens for all loads and the necessary diesel 1 fuel is injected just prior to or aroundtop dead center.VV

It will be realized that whereas I have described 1and i illustrated a practical and operative device, nevertheless, many changes may be made in the size, shape, arrangement, number and disposition of parts Without` departing materially from the spirit of my invention. 1 'I wish, there-` fore, that my showing be taken as ina large sense i1lus. trative or diagrammatic rather than as limiting me to the 1 precise details of my selected form of illustration; I claim:

l. In a two cycle engine, a cylinder `and piston,` inlet 1 j and exhaust ports in the wall of the cylinderfor the ad- @compressi nfco'ntrol `valve Sin V)relationftofthe"` loadso `as fuel,1 ratiomix'tureinvthe cylinder at all loads.`

beingyadaptedlto varyythe time of4 closing of the dump valvein" relation tothe loadsoas1 to 4rejectvariable quanti- 1ties1 of theairentrapped bythepiston,` a gasfvalve `infthe cylinder headV `and f means forvarying., `the `timingof the gas valve toadrnitvariable quantities of gas `in relation to" the load, `said last-mentionedmeans being adapted to tirrre` `the opening Hof, the l gas valvefin relationto the `,tifrnelfof` closingfoi` theydumpwvalve sothat'jthegaswillnot bere and the lack of heat to fire theraried fuel'air mixture i 11 1 V1 t 1 1 so that an app roxi,matepy11 constantfair-fuel,,ratio lxture wlll-result mzthecylindersat allloads. 1 1

j f3.1 The i ructufe er ldaim 1 ,further gba;

productslof combustion and forsupplyi valve being related so` that 1an apprjoximatelyy1 cons tan for the admission f `lair, and exhaustion haust `,during "its compression stroke1,said last-me tioned` means `,being 1, adapted to: vary` the operationuof' th to reject ,variable quantities yof `tli'eair normally]entrapped` in thefcylinder, by the `piston;fajzfga`s1 valve;for` the cylinder i head andrneans forvaryingthefoperationothe gas1 valve"` toadmitfvfariable quantities of 1gasin relationto "thveloacl,y 1 f said :last-mentioned rneans beingfadapted 1 toperate fthei` 7 `gas valve in," relation to, 1 the )operation j of 1 the I compression gas supplied, vvill result 'in an approximately onstantja fnfasties,` cife `iltjfiltf111eafjjths parent* mission of air and exhaustion of burnt gases, a dumpvalve l 1 han fuel'ratiomixture will result injthecylinders at all loads@` `4.'1A-two-cycle"engine, 'a1"cylinler,f `cylinder head andi:l

piston, `inlet .and exhaust .ports in thewallof the cylinder vmeans for1 supplying scavengm "airl`1 toi` theyinletLports-for1 exhausting the burnt. gases` ,froml the cylinder, 1ar`i`ignition1y deA/iceforther cylindenja (compression.1 control -fvalvcejfor 1 1 "the `cylinder head1,)means1 for closingthe compression con-111i trol valve4 no sooner than Whenthepistoncoverstheex-g 

